The third in the Detective D.D. Warren series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner for fans of Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen. Publishers Weekly says THE NEIGHBOUR is 'full of inventive twists' - WHEN EVERYONE BELIEVES YOU HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE , HOW DO YOU TELL THEM IT'S A LIE?

A house in suburban Boston, a perfect family; pretty, young mother Sandra Jones seemingly has it all. But when Sandra goes missing, leaving her four-year-old daughter as the only witness, it appears that all is not as idyllic as her neighbours would believe...

As Detective D. D. Warren delves deeper into the fabric of the Jones' lives, she discovers the darkness therein. With Sandra's husband Jason seemingly intent on destroying evidence and isolating his young daughter, D. D. must determine if he is struggling to protect his way of life or fighting to cover his tracks.

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The third in the Detective D.D. Warren series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner for fans of Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen. Publishers Weekly says THE NEIGHBOUR is 'full of inventive twists' - WHEN EVERYONE BELIEVES YOU HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE , HOW DO YOU TELL THEM IT'S A LIE?

A house in suburban Boston, a perfect family; pretty, young mother Sandra Jones seemingly has it all. But when Sandra goes missing, leaving her four-year-old daughter as the only witness, it appears that all is not as idyllic as her neighbours would believe...

As Detective D. D. Warren delves deeper into the fabric of the Jones' lives, she discovers the darkness therein. With Sandra's husband Jason seemingly intent on destroying evidence and isolating his young daughter, D. D. must determine if he is struggling to protect his way of life or fighting to cover his tracks.

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This is the 3rd in the series about D D Warren, who is a Sergant on the Boston Police Force. This one is more about DD then Bobby, although I do miss Bobby!

You know what I love about books by Lisa Gardner, everything. The way I can't figure you how it is going to end or who the killer might be. Good grief, a rollercoaster ride, that you don't want to get off of.

A 23 year old teacher, mother and wife is missing. The first suspect that can think of would be the husband. But he came home from work and found her gone. Their 4 year old daughter, Ree, asleep in bed, but Jason knows that his wife would never leave their daughter.

When DD investigates the case, she turns over other suspects, like the convicted sexual abuser that lives with a few houses of them. Adrian is trying to live his life, he was convicted of sexually assulting a 14 year old, but Adrian actually loved her. But because of his actions, he did jail time and he just wants to live his life. Now, everyone suspects him as being the abducter of Sandra.

This has a lot of twists and turns and you will be guessing everyone could be guilty of the murder. DD is starting to "grow" on me and I like her spunk. On to read the next one in the series. Keep them coming.

3,0 van 5 sterrenConvoluted story that finally comes together at the end

27 maart 2016 - Gepubliceerd op Amazon.com

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I really like Gardner's books. However, this one left me frustrated. There was not the clean line in the story that is typical of her books. DD Warren seemed very whiney throughout. Instead of DD pulling the mystery together, she remained in the dark at the end as to all the players roles. And there were a lot of players, the father who killed the mother, the father who molested his teen daughter, the abducted, abused boy who is a man and mainline character. The precocious 4 year old. The missing wife. The state guy who ends up beating the wife... Yeah, convoluted at best.

First Sentence: I've always wondered what people felt in the final few hours of their lives.

Detective Sergeant D.D. Warren works homicide and isn't usually called out on a missing person case. From the start, this one feels different.

Journalist Jason Jones returned from work to find his wife missing but didn't notify the police for three hours. Their four-year-old daughter clearly saw something, but the husband is less than cooperative with the police and becomes the prime suspect in a possible murder. As the case proceeds, the number of suspects increases, but still no hard evidence or body.

D.D. is a character I could like and, for the most part, with whom I can identify. I may have to memorize her approach to the all-you-can-eat buffet. However, personally, I could have done with a bit less of the graphic fantasies.

As for the rest of the many characters, there was little to like about any of them although I could sympathize with them. There were major questions about the background of some of the characters that didn't make sense as there were no answers provided.

One thing I felt Gardner did very well was address an unpleasant subject and segment of society in an enlightening and thoughtful manner. That took both talent and a bit of courage.

The story started out very well. There were very good plot elements and twists early on. The information on computers was fascinating but it became heavy-handed. What I should like to have seen was more of the investigative side of the case. However, the plot bogged down in the middle and the multiple POVs became tiresome. While I appreciated the revelations about the characters at the end, the ending itself felt rushed an incomplete.

Gardner is a good writer but, for me, has never equaled her first book.

Okay... I like Lisa Gardner's works of D.D. Warren very much....but this one...well.... glad I made it to the end as it was worth it. However, I wasn't crazy about how long it seemed to get there...Understand: I'm far from a literary giant... basically for me, if it's a good book, I'm happy....but, don't make me work at liking it. I felt as though I was having to do just that. It just felt a bit 'labored' when it wasn't necessary. And, speaking of not being necessary---Frankly, I didn't care if D.D. Warren was needing sex or not. That didn't add to the story nor did it titillate my senses---it bored me. It simply wasn't necessary. However, on the good side, I was able to keep flipping the pages of her "horniness" and still end up knowing what the story was about. I shall assume her itch was scratched and I'm thrilled to pieces that it was. At one point, I lost my place in my Kindle and couldn't find where I was...so, I just kind of picked up where I gave up searching and still got to the end of the story---and, bless pat.. it was good. Would I recommend this book? Yes, as long as you are a good "page flipper" and aren't overly concerned about a detective's headboard notches. I'll continue to support Ms Gardner's D D Warren series and will read the next one.